Nicholas L Syrett: 2 books
American Child Bride
A History of Minors and Marriage in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2016
Most in the United States likely associate the concept of the child bride with the mores and practices of the distant past. But Nicholas L. Syrett challenges this assumption in his sweeping and sometimes shocking history of youthful marriage in America. Focusing on young women and girls--the most...
The Company He Keeps
A History of White College Fraternities
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Tracing the full history of traditionally white college fraternities in America from their days in antebellum all-male schools to the sprawling modern-day college campus, Nicholas Syrett reveals how fraternity brothers have defined masculinity over the course of their 180-year history. Based on extensive...